GB2222695A - Optical seeker with rosette scanning - Google Patents

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GB2222695A
GB2222695A GB8715154A GB8715154A GB2222695A GB 2222695 A GB2222695 A GB 2222695A GB 8715154 A GB8715154 A GB 8715154A GB 8715154 A GB8715154 A GB 8715154A GB 2222695 A GB2222695 A GB 2222695A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G7/00—Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles
    • F41G7/20—Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on continuous observation of target position
    • F41G7/22—Homing guidance systems
    • F41G7/2273—Homing guidance systems characterised by the type of waves
    • F41G7/2293—Homing guidance systems characterised by the type of waves using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G7/00—Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles
    • F41G7/20—Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on continuous observation of target position
    • F41G7/22—Homing guidance systems
    • F41G7/2213—Homing guidance systems maintaining the axis of an orientable seeking head pointed at the target, e.g. target seeking gyro
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G7/00—Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles
    • F41G7/20—Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on continuous observation of target position
    • F41G7/22—Homing guidance systems
    • F41G7/2253—Passive homing systems, i.e. comprising a receiver and do not requiring an active illumination of the target
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    • G02—OPTICS
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    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
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0 r_ 222269 5 1 1 Optical Seeker with Rosette Scanning The invention
relates to an optical seeker t..,ith rosette scanning, adapted to scan a field of view along rosette type path, comprising a a) a rotor havinc an outer rotor ring. a bell shaped intermedlate portion communicating theretjith and extendinq in the directiLon of the field of viev.,,, and a hub portion held coaxially in the intermediate portion, (b', a gimbal mountinq for the rotor, comprising an outer mounting body stationary t,,,ith respect to the housing, in L,.,hich body a first gimbal is pivotably mounted about a first gimbal axis extending so perpendicularly to a first longitudinal axis, and 2 second gimbal pivotably mounted first q-imbal about 2 second gimbal perpendicularly to the first gimbal axis and second gimbal has a cylindrical bearing through which the rotor is rotatably mounted an axis of rotation perpendicular to the gimbal axis, seeker i n the axis which sleeve about second (c) a detector stationary with respect to the housing, 2 1 (d) an optical system which is of the type of a Cassegrain system and by which the field of view is imaged in the plane of the detector as field of view image, having ( d 1) (d) 2 ( d ') 3 (d) (d) an annular concave mirror arranQed on the rotor ring and facing the field of view, as primary mirror, a secondary mirror facina the concave mirror and the detector, the normal of which secondary mirror forms an angle with the axis of rotation of the rotor for generating a first gyrating motion of the field of view imane relative to the detector, and a sunshade arranged on the side of the field of view of the secondary mirror and extending around the secondary mirror, and an annular transparent element arranged between the secondary mirror and the detector and traversed by the imaging path of rays, which element carries a central axle portion extending through the secondary mirror, and means for generating a second gyrating motion of the field of view image relative to the detector, and (e) a transmission through which the secondary mirror is connected to the means for generating the second gyrating motion, such that each point of the field of view image makes a rosette type motion relative to the detector.
-3 3 1 Such an optical seeke r is sub 79 684 discussed hereinbelot;.
Optical target rockets shaped the s e the S thus a X i S LV m ssile.
ject Matter of the EPOS re used in pa for example scanned along path. The deviation of a target -or axis, is determined from eker, that is the roll ionals obtained i 'L h th movable v..ith m i s s i 1 e, the influenced b, of the seeker seekers of this type a seeking missiles, A field of view is rticular in a i r - t o - a i r a rosette from the axis of obtained therewith. The deviation signals are used to align the rotor and its rotor target. The rotating rotor forms a gy-ro wo degrees of freedom with respect to the orientation of which in the space is not the motions of the missile. The function is thus decoupled from the motions of the The rosette shaped superposition of tvj different rotary rotation. Various scanning path are known.
US patent 4,009,393 shows shaped scanning path system is formed by optical axis of the axis of rotation of motion with the rot generated. The rotor winding. A second gyra by a prism located i rotatable about a long detector. This sleeve independently of the ro scanning path results form the speeds seekers having ary speed of is driven t o r. - 1 gyrating scanning motions of and opposite senses of a rosette shaped g a rosette wherF.in the imaging optical a lens arranged on the rotor. The lens extends excentrically to the the rotor. A gyrating scanning is thus a stator generated 2 s 1 e e v e and surrounding the the rotor through ting scanning motion is n the path of rays on itudinal axis is driven by a separate motor 4 1 so US patent 4,030,807 shows a seeker wherein the imaging Cassegrain s%l system arranged on the rotor is a stem having 2 primary mirror formed as annula-r concave mirror and facing the field of view, and a slightly convex secondary mirror facing the primary mirror. The rotor is gimbal suspended to Pivot about a central point. The imaging system generates an image of the field of view in the area of this central point. One of ightly tilted with respect to the 2 gyrating SC2nnino motion t-.-ith the the mirrors is sl rotor axis, Nhereby rotory speed of the rotor is obtained. The field of view imaoe thus obtained is imaged in the plane Of 2 detector by an objective stationary with respect to the missile via a plane mirror. The plane mirror is located on the end face of the shaft Of 2 motor and is also slightly tilted Nith repect to the-axis of rotation of this shaft. Thereby the second gyrating scanning motion is generated, which motion has a rotary speed different from the rotory speed of the rotor.
US patent 4,039,246 shows a seeker wherein the system is also a Cassegrain system having an concave mirror as primary mirror and a plan f a c i n g optical im, a Q i no annular e mirror the primary mirror as secondary mirror. The axis of the primary mirror forms a small angle with the rotor axis. This results in a gyrating scanning motion with the rotary speed of the rotor. Furthermore, the secondary mirror is slightly tilted and rotatably mounted with respect to the rotor. The secondary mirror is driven by a separate motor having a rotary speed different from the rotory speed of the rotor. This results in the second superimposed gyrating scanning motion such that all together the field of view is scanned along a rosette shaped path.
1 sun gea US patent Cassegrain motions are generateo by means of a motor, namely the drive 0 p t i c a 1 respect gyrating gyrating 4, 039, 2405 secondary driven b v z. h j c h i S rotatably g i m b a 1 0 f 1 e n s i S inner gimba t,; i n d o v., b f o r b a 11 a s the the rino 4,413,177 describes system, wherein the tw a seeker having a o gyrating scanning single driving of the rotor. Also herein the axis of the primary mirror is tilted with o the axis of rotation, whereby the first Scanning motion is generated. The second Scanning motion is obtained, as in US patent discussed hereinbefore, by mirror. The seconda-ry mirror the rotating rotor through a f the type of a P12net2rV gear mounted about the rotor axis on an inner a gimbal mounting arrangement. A window or a otatably mounted with its mounting in the 1. The secondary mirror is attached to the a central pin. The inner gimbal forms a cage which frictionally engage the rotor as viell ounting of the window. The rotor then acts as gear of a planetary gear, the mounting acts as and the balls assume the function of the planet wheels. Thus rotary speed step-up transmis ffected. The secondary mirror runs faster than the tilteding the is, however, friction oear The rotor is From EP-OS 79,684 an optical seeker for target seeking missiles is known, in which a field of view is SC2nned along 2 rosette shaped path. The seeker comprises an optical imaging system which is of the type of a
Cassegrain system having an annular concave mirror as primary mirror and a plane mirror as secondary opposite thereto. The optical system is locate rotor which rotates about its figure axis pivotable with its figure axis about a central mirror d o n a and i s point in two degrees of freedom by means of a gimbal mounting. The field of view is imaged in 2 first image plane
6 1 throuch the viell as through another annular mirror OPPOSiL plane mirror, image plane i image plane detector housing a f i r s t concave mirror and the plane ir.irro r as e the and -=. further plane mirror. The first s imaged through a lens system in a second in which the detector is located. The is arranged Stationary with respect to the in the central point. The lens system comprises and a second lens both Optical axes of which coincide with the rotor axis. The path of rays is collimated between the two lenses. Said further annular mirror is located on mounting receiving the first and Lhe second lenses. The rotor is ro'tatably mounted on the mounting about its figure axis. The lens system is thus 21'.'.'2yS aligned with the figure axis of the rotor, when the rotor is pivoted. The mounting with the rotor through 2 planetary gear.
is connected The planetary gear is similarily constructed as it is described hereinbefore in connection with US patent 4,413,177. Thereby the mounting of the lens system t,.ith the annular mirror makes a quicker rotary movemient as the rotor opposite to the direction of the rotor. The secondary mirror of the t o compared tc rotation of Cassegrain system is slightly tilted with respect the rotor axis about which the rotor rotates.
results in a gyrating scanning motion with the rotary speed of the rotor. Also the annular mirror on the mounting of the lens system is slightly tilted with respect to the rotor axis. This provides a gyrating scanning motion of higher rotary speed superposed to the first scanning motion. By the two mirrors each point of the field of view image is caused to describe a rosette shaped path relative to the detector.
In the seekers according to US patent 4,009,393; US patent 4,030,807 and US patent 3,039,246 separate drives are provided for the two gyrating scanning 7 1 motions to superpose. This present design the US patent 4,039,246, for example, 2 current to the driving motor for the secondary mirr required, this driving motor being located on the gimbal of the gimbal mounting. Space is required the drives. Finally problems result with regard to s,,, nchoniZ2ti obserV2tion clear and viel problems. In S U p p 1 y o r i S inner f o r the the on of the two scanninQ of the exact rotary speed ratio such that a 1 defined rosette is scanned.
motions and The seeker according to EP-OS 79 686 is complex in construction. The imaging optical system cc-7;prises in addition to the primary mirror, namely the annular concave mirror, and to the secondary mirror, namel the plane mirror, two additional mirrors, the annular mirror and the plane mirror opposite thereto. This increases the expenditure. The additional mirrors which are rotatable relative to each other, may cause angular errors due to P12V and tolerances. It has to be noted that angular errors double with each reflection. Such angular errors result in modification of the scanned rosette and thus in errors in associatinQ the signals obtained at the detector with the image points of the field of view.
It is the object of the invention to simplify, in an optical seeker of the above defined type, the mechanism for the rosette scanning.
so According to the invention this object is achieved in that (f) as means for generating the second gyrating motion the optical axis of the concave mirror forms an angle with the axis of rotation, 8 1 (g) the hub portion of the rotor is mounted with its inner face throuah bearings on the bearing sleeve of the second gimbal, (h) the bearing sleeve flares out funnel-shaped on the side o f the field of view and carries the annular transparent element, the sunshade is connected to the rotor through retaining means permitting the passage of the imiaging path of rays, (j) the secondary mirror is rotatably mounted on the axle portion, and (k) the gearing toothinn is a planetary gear having an inner fixed to the sunshade, an outer toothing connected to the secondary mirror, and at least one planet wheel mounted on a carrier affixed to the axle portion.
An embodiment of an optical seeker is described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawing which shows a longitudinal sectional view of the op-tical seeker, which is taken, in the left half, along a longitudinal plane comprising a first gimbal axis and which is longitudinal longitudinal taken, plane plane and in the right half, along a perpendicular to the firs comprising a second gimbal axis.
A housinQ 10 is closed by a transparent dome 12. A detector 14 is arranged stationary with respect to the housing in the housing 10.
A rotor 16 comprises an outer rotor ring 18, a bell shaped intermediate portion 20 communicating therewith and extending in the direction of the field of view, z i 5 9 1 that is upvjards in the Ficure, and a hub portion 22 held coaxially within the intermediate portion 20. The rotor 16 is mounted to pivote about a pivot point 26 b,,, means of a gimbC-271 mounting 24 and to rotate about axis of rotation 28.
The 30 gimbal mounting 2 stationary with comprises an outer mounting bod, respect to the housing. In the mounting body 30 2 first gimbal 32 is pivotably mounted about 2 first gimbal axis 36 extending perpendicularl 76. A second Qimbal LO a first -longitudinal seeke.n axis.
-9 Js pivcta-Iy mounted in the first gimbal 11 about a second gimbal axis 40 perpendicularly to the first _ 6.
cim.bal axis T h e 42 throu a b o U t second o f the exterior of th 4,4, 46.
cimbal 38 has a cylindrical bearing h which the rotor 16 is rotatably mounted he axis of rotation 28 perpendicular to the cimbal axis LO. To 'this end the hub portion 22 rotor 16 is mounted with its inner face on the e bearing sleeve 42 through ball bearings By an imaging optical system an image of a field of view which is beyond the do,ie 12 normally at is imaged as field of view image in the plane detector 14. This imaging Optical system is of the type of a C2ssegrain system and comprises a concave mirror arranged on the rotor ring 18 and facing the field of v i e w a s primary mirror. The optical axis of the concave mirror 50 forms an angle with the axis of rotation 28.
i n f i n i t y o f the Furthermore, the opical system comprises a secondary mirror 52 facing the concave-mirror 50. The normal of the secondary mirror 52 also forms an angle with the axis of rotation 28 of the rotor 16. A sunshade 54 arranged in conventional manner on the side of the field of view of the secondary mirror 52. This sunshade
54 extends around the secondary mirror 52.
A transparent annular element 56 is arranged etrjeen the secondary mirror and the detector 14. Herein this transparent element 56 is a correction lens forming part of the imaging optical system and correcting errors which are caused by element throuch rot2tably bearings about the axis of rotation 28. The secondary mirror 52, which, as already mentioned, forms an angle with the axis of rotation 28, is located on the mirror hub 60.
he dome 12. The transparent 56 carries a central axle portion 58 pas the secondary mirror 52. A mirror hub 60 s i ng i S mounted on the axle portion 58 through ball 62,64. The mirror hub 60 is thus rotatable The bearing sleeve 42 forms a funnel-shape 66 on the side of the field ofviebi,. This 66 is closed at its wide end by the annular element 56 and carries
The sunshade retaining means path of rays. cylindrical this element.
enlarcement enlargement transparent 54 is connected to the rotor 16 through permitting the passage of the imaging To this end the rotor 16 has a collar 68 between the intermediate portion and the hub portion 22, which cylindrical collar is coaxial to the axis of rotation 28. The collar 68 extends around the enlargement 66 and the transparent element 56. An annular transparent glass plate 70 is arranged between the upper edge of the collar 68 and the lower edge of the sunshade 54. The sunshade 54 is thus fixedly connected to the rotor 16 and rotates therewith. Instead of through an annular transparent 11 glass plate, the connection ma als a different manner, for example by E opague material having sufficiently 1the passage of the imaging path of rays.
be established in n bnnular disc of rge apertures for An internal toothing 72 is provided on the sunshade 54. A c a r r i e r 7- , i S affixed to the axle p o r t i o n 58. 11-1. planet wheel 76 is rotatably mounted at the carrier. The planet wheel 76, on one hand, meshes with the internal tOOthinQ 72 and, on the other hand, meshes with the external 'LCD'Lh-inQ 78 of the Fi.i.-ror hub 60. The internal toothinQ 72, the planet...hee-l 766 and the external toothing 78 form a planetary gear which is spatially arranged between the secondary mirror 52 and the sunshade 54 and constitutes a Stepping-up driving connection beween the sunshade 54 and the mirror hub 60 and thus with the mirror 52.
In the present embodiment the bearing sleeve 42 serves, at the same time, as mounting for an optically effective class body 80 arranged in the path of rays.
The described arrangement operates as f o l I ows:
The mounting body 30 is stationary and housing fixed. The bearing sleeve 42 with the enlargement 66, the transparent element 56 and the axle portion 58 is universally pivotable about the pivot point 26 through the gimbal mounting 24 but also non-rOt2ting. It determines, however, the axis of rotation 28. The rotor 16 rotates about the axis of rotation 28 with a rotor L rotary speed. With the rotor 16 also the sunshade 54 rotates about the axis of rotation 28. The sunshade 54 is taken along through the collar 68 and the glass plate 70. Thus the inner parts 66,56 and 58 are stationary and the outer parts 20,22,68,70 and 54 rotate thereabout. The planet wheel 76, which is 12 1 mounted in the stationary carrier 74, is driven by internal toothing 72 of the sunshade 54. mS the anet wheel 76 is smaller than the diameter of the p. diameter of the internal toothing 72, a stepping-up transmission of the rotary motion is effected while maintaining the sense of rotation. The rotary motion of the planet wheel 76 is transmitted to the mirror hub 60 throuch the external toothing 78, invertina the sense of rotation. Thus the secondary mirror 52 inclined with its surface normal with respect to the axis of rotation to the rotation of the rotor 16 and 28, runs Opposite thus of the concave mirror serving as primary mirror, th a rotary speed increased as compared to the rotary speed of the rotor 16. The secondary mirror 52 causes a first gyrating motion of the field of view image relative to the stationary detector 14. A second superposed gyrating motion of this field of view image is obtained in that the optical axis of the concave mirror 50 is slightly inclined with respect to the axis of rotation. A rosette shaped scanning motion results as resultant from the two gyrating motions in opposite directions and at different rotary speeds. The rosette is scanned quickly as the rotory speed of the rotor is stepped-up, the rotory speed of the rotor being already the slower one of the two appearing rotary speeds.
From the signals thus obtained with the rosette scanning, a deviation signal can be obtained in known manner which therefore is not described herein, this deviation signal corresponding to the deviation of a target detected in the field of view, from the axis of rotation 28. In accordance with this deviation signal, may be exerted onto the rotor 16 such that the axis 28 is kept in alignment with the target.
torques rotary This is known prior art which is not subject matter of the present invention and therefore is not described in further detail.
13 1 CW-D-IS 1 0 Optical seeker with rosette scanning, adapted to scan field of view along a rosette type path, comprising
1 1 f' a 1, a rotor having an outer rotor ring, bell shaped intermediate portion 1 nerevjith and extendinc in the direction of the field of view, and a hub portion held coaxially in the intermediate portion (b) gimbal -mountino for the rotor, 2 comprising an outer mounting body with respect to the housing, in which body aimbal is pivotably mounted about gimbal f i r s t gimbal axis extending perpendicularl,, longitudinal seeker axis, and a pivotably mounted in the first about a second gimbal axis perpendicularly to the first gimbal axis which second gimbal has a cylindrical sleeve through which the rotor rot8t2bly mounted about an axis of rot2tiO perpendicular to the second gimbal axis, Q0 ki (c) a detector housing, stationary a f irst a f i r S t t o a second a i m b a 1 and bearing i S stationary with respect to the (d) an optical C2Ssegrain imaged in the plane of the detector of view image, having system which is of the type of a system and by which the field of vie,., is a S f i e 1 d
1 ( d 1) (d) 2 (d) 3 (d) (d) an annular concave mirror arranged on the rotor ring and facinci the field of view, as primary mirror, a secondary mirror facing the concave mirror and the detector, the normal of which secondary mirror forms an anole with the axis of rotation of the rotor for generating a firs', gra'L-ino notion of the field oF vie...., image tive tO relc=t the detector, and a sunshade arranged on the side of the field of view of the secondary mirror and extendiing about the secondary mirror, 2 transparent annular element arranged between the secondary mirror and the detector and traversed by the imaging path of rays which element carries a central axle portion passing through the secondary mirror, and means for generating a second gyrating motion of the field of view image relative to the detectory and (e) a transmission through which the secondary mirror is connected to the means for generating the second gyrating motion, such that each point of the field of view image makes a rosette type motion relative to the detector, wherein d 1 ( f 'i as the J o n means for generating the second grating mot.
optical axis of the concave mirror forms an angle with the axis of rotation (g) the hub portion of the rotor is mounted with its inner face through bearings on the bearina sleeve oil the second giMb2l, (h) the be-T-.-;nci sleeve flares out funnel-shaped on the si-de of the field of view and c a r r i e s ansparen, annular e-le:,,ent Lhe L. L, Y (i) the sunshade is connected to the rotor LhrIDUCh retaining means permitting the passage of the path of ray,s, the secondary mirror the axle portiont and is rotatably mounted on (k) the gearing is a planetary gear having an internal toothino fixed to the sunshadej, an external toothing connected to the secondary mirrory and at least one planet wheel mounted on a carrier affixed to the axle portion.
An optical seeker substantially as described hereinbefore with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawing.
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    9. 1 1. Optical seeker with rosette scanning, adapted to scan a field of view along a rosette type path, comprising (a) a rotor having an outer rotor ring, a bell shaped intermediate portion communicating therewith and extending in the direction of the field of view, and a hub portion held coaxially in the intermediate portiony with respect gima (c) a detector housing, (b) a gimbal -mounting for the rotor, comprising an outer mounting body stationary to a housing, in which body a first is pivotably mounted about a first gimbal axis extending perpendicularly to a f i r s t longitudinal seeker axis, and a second gimbal - pivotably mounted in the first gimbal about a second gimbal axis extending perpendicularly to the first gimbal axis and which second gimbal has a cylindrical bearing sleeve about which the rotor rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation perpendicular to the second gimbal axisy is stationary with respect to the (d) an optical system which is of the type of a Cassegr2in system and by which the field of view is imaged in the plane of the detector as field of view image, having 1 1-7 1 ( d 1) (d) 2 (d) 4 ( d [) a n the annular concave mirror arranged on rotor ring and facing the field of view, as primary mirror, a secondary mirror facing the concave mirror and the detector, normal of which secondary mirror forms with the axis of rotation the an angle of the rotor for generating a first g yr at in a motion of the field of view image relative to the detector, and a sunshade arranged on the side of the field of view of the secondary mirror and extendiing about the secondary mirror, and a transparent annular element arranged between the secondary mirror and the detector and traversed by the imaging path of rayp which element carries central 2XIe portion passing through the secondary mirror, and means for generating a second gyrating motion of the field of view image relative to the detectory and (e) a transmission through which the secondary mirror is connected to the means for generating the second gyrating motion, such that each point of the field of view image makes a rosette type motion relative to the detector, whereIn d (f) as means for generating the second gyrating the optical axis of the concave mirror an angle with the axis of rotation, so motion forms (g) the hub portion of the rotor with its inner face through bearings bearing sleeve of the second gimbaly i S mounted on the (h) the bearing sleeve flares out funnel-shaped on the side of the field of view and carries the transparent annular elementy (i) the sunshade is connected to the rotor through retaining means permitting the passage of the imaging path of rays, (j) the secondary mirror the axle portion. and is rotatably mounted on (k) the transmission is a planetary gear having an internal toothing fixed to the sunshade, an external toothing connected to the secondary mirror, and at lea?t one planet wheel mounted on a carrier affixed to the axle portion.
  2. 2. An optical seeker substantially as described hereinbefore with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawing.
    Published 1990 at The Patent Offtce. State House. 667 t HIJIIH03burn. London WClR47?. Plarther copies may be obtained from The PstantOMcm. S361es Branch. St Mary Cray. Orpington. Kan, BIRS 3RD. Printed by Multiplex techniques ltd. St Mary Cray. Kent. Com 187 1
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